jonallanharper

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by jonallanharper 17y ago
I have exhausted myself trying to persuade prince xml to not blur my images. That's the biggest hurdle for me. If PDFCrowd can effectively handle images, I'll brand their logo into my bicep.
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
That's it. Thank you!
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
I remember seeing a YC startup a while back that allows a user to analyze a long video recording and find the points in the movie where motion was detected. Does anybody recall the name of that startup? Thanks in advance.
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Ask HN: What's the YC startup that detects motion changes in video?
1 points by jonallanharper 17y ago|3 comments
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
That's great!
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
In 2005, the National Hurricane Center's chief scientist Chris Landsea resigned his post in protest at the treatment of the subject by Trenberth. "I personally cannot in good faith continue to contribute to a process that I view as both be
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Where did you spend your childhood? (just curious)
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Cold chance in hell this will pass in the U.S. I'd actually like to see it formally proposed in some fashion, just to see which congressmen would advocate it... and then observe them promptly voted home the following election season.
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Societies fail when individuals discover they can vote themselves money from everyone else. If there is no objective rule of law firmly establishing individual rights ( property rights and freedom to engage in commerce, essentially), a soc
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
1. If you don't already have one, set up a gold-backed IRA and contribute the max. 2. Then, I'd personally either invest in gold or silver 1 oz bullion. Apmex.com is a great site to buy from. Chances are extremely slim that you'd lose t
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
We could drop all quotas, let individual choice and the market determine the higher education populace, and fire all the social engineers who waste space and tax dollars pondering this rubbish... That wouldn't work though, b/c liberals wo
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
The top 20% aren't benefitting from everyone else's system, they are benefiting by the lack of rules and control from others (essentially freedom) and their own ingenuity. In other words, the top 20% aren't benefiting at the sacrifice of
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Interview w/ John Allison (former BB&T CEO) [video](bigthink.com)
1 points by jonallanharper 17y ago|0 comments
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
> I'm a former "AGW denier" [I'm very similar to you (but a more progressed version)... do i have your trust now?] > I've seen enough to convince me that the human species is better off [... this is what I believe. So, you shoul
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Imagine having a monitor/keyboard at work and a separate monitor/keyboard at home. What if you could simply plug in (wired or wireless) your phone into either setup and have your OS available? That's incredibly convenient. Might be very p
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Learning the ins and outs of regex is well worth it. I find myself doing regex search/replace almost daily within textmate.
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Just started the "instrument rating" section in the following book: Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots Real World Training Excellent book that should end up saving me lots of actual flying time in preparation for the certification test
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Learning Portuguese, studying physics for fun/knowledge, learning how to build an auto engine, and training for private pilot's certificate.
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Seeds of fascism, my friends. Let me guess... after I receive funding from GovCo venture fund, they get to strong arm my company with infinite stipulations and rules about diversity, salary caps, mandatory participation in government sponso
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
And, you are correct; I don't understand the socialist philosophy, it's incredibly illogical.
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
And, you sir, live in a false reality. I bet you'd love to tell us how socialism would work if we "just gave it a chance." Let me guess... it "hasn't been implemented properly" yet right?
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
It's only "infinitely more important" in your false, theoretical reality. Give me a Henry Ford or a porn producer any day over Mother Teresa. It speaks volumes that you hold a person that "never held a paid job in her life" in higher esteem
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
You've highlighted one of the most important fallacies in the modern liberal's mindset, in my opinion... PG touches on this: "The Pie Fallacy" in http://paulgraham.com/wealth.html My 2 cents on it: Wealth is created. Currency is a limi
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Making a wise decision is a choice. And, essentially the choice is whether to think or not to think. The results of that choice are not a random twist of reality that's foisted on an individual... the results are the real and logical outc
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
"[when that tax bill comes your thought should be]... a recognition that in paying your taxes you are helping to support millions of Americans that are not as fortunate as you." Right, so I bust my ass in school, non-paid internships, contr
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Right now it's just intellectual garbage, but it's this type of person who ends up in Obama's cabinet of czars: ivy league educated, theoretical, and very confident in his assessments of what society "needs." Notice his comment below the a
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What if a million people stopped paying their taxes in protest?(theatlasphere.com)
1 points by jonallanharper 17y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Are you doing the 'Personal MBA'?
1 points by jonallanharper 17y ago|0 comments
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by jonallanharper 17y ago
Good call. Location would be excellent.
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by jonallanharper 18y ago
This is the same kind of crap that started the housing bubble... social engineers doing what they just feel in their heart is right for society. The results will be tons of mediocre graduates unable to pay back their loans. That's OK... we

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